Houseplants: The Perfect Roommate 🪴

Houseplants are a sneaky category. You think you’re just buying a nice decorative leaf situation, and suddenly you’ve got a tiny jungle invading the corner of your living room. At least they're quiet. (One sec… grabbing another box of tissues.)

OK, I'm back. Right now Ava’s has some very cool plants, including Dieffenbachia, Sansevieria, and Tradescantia Zebrina. And I’ll admit it: they’re objectively beautiful. The Dieffenbachia has those dramatic tropical leaves that look like they belong in a botanical garden or the lair of a Bond villain who moisturizes. The Sansevieria (snake plant) is basically the low-maintenance hero of the plant world. You can forget to water it, ignore it for weeks, and it just sits there quietly being elegant, unlike that fish I briefly had in grade school (sorry, Splashy.)

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Then there’s Tradescantia Zebrina, which has purple and silver striped leaves that look like someone let a fashion designer loose on a vine. It drapes beautifully over shelves or windowsills. It’s the kind of plant that makes your apartment look like you actually have your life together, even if your entire house is just endless piles of crumpled tissues and empty boxes.

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Best of all, these plants mostly stay inside and mind their own business. No pollen clouds. No airborne botanical sabotage. Just beautiful greenery sitting there quietly improving your home’s vibe while not actively trying to assassinate your respiratory system.

Coincidentally, Ava’s has a huge selection of them right now, just waiting to be adopted by someone with better sinuses than mine.

Spring Bouquets: Attractive Allergy Grenades 💐

Let’s talk about bouquets. Specifically the dangerously beautiful ones currently sitting at Ava’s. Because look… I can complain all I want (and I do, and you read it every week for some reason), but even I have to admit these stupid flowers are still ridiculously pretty.

The bouquets right now include coral garden roses, which are lush and layered like tiny edible croissants made out of petals. There are bright sunflowers that look like little cheerful suns, which frankly feels unnecessary because the sky already provides that service for free. You’ll also see yellow chrysanthemums, including both fluffy cushion mums and those wild spidery ones that look like fireworks frozen mid-explosion.

Then there are the purple asters, those classic daisy-shaped flowers with bright yellow centers that scream “spring is here whether you like it or not.” (I do not.) Mixed in you’ll find alstroemeria (Peruvian lilies) with delicate petals and speckled throats that look like they’re wearing tiny floral eyeliner. There’s also purple stock, which adds those soft clustered blooms and smells amazing (that is, if you, unlike me, can actually smell things).

And let’s not forget the supporting cast: hypericum berries adding bright green texture and baby’s breath, those tiny floating white flowers that make bouquets look airy and romantic instead of some semi-wilting roses from a gas station.

Put together, these bouquets look like spring itself decided to throw a party on your kitchen table.

Which is great for you. Truly it is.

Meanwhile I will be in the corner sneezing so violently that my Apple Watch is asking if I want to start a workout.

Please… Please Take These Flowers Home (Far Away From Me) 💐

Spring officially begins Friday, March 20, and apparently the entire plant kingdom scheduled a simultaneous grand opening.

Ava’s right now has a huge selection of plants and flowers, plus rows of houseplants that make any room look instantly calmer, greener, and slightly more put-together than the rest of your life. A bouquet on the table makes dinner feel fancy. A plant in the corner makes your home look like you read books about wellness. And a bright bunch of sunflowers can improve the mood of a room faster than three cups of coffee and a motivational podcast.

So yes, spring has arrived at Ava’s. Please come buy them. Take them away. Somewhere far, far away from my red and bloody sinuses. You'll be happy, and I'll be… well, less ready to chug this entire bottle of sudafed.